Everything you need to know about Rayan Cherki's salary details playing for Lyon
Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki is regarded as one of the hottest prospects in Europe right now, thanks in large part to his impressive performances this past season. Rising through the ranks at Lyon, Cherki made his first-team debut at just 16 years old after spending nine years in the club's youth academy.
The French star initially signed a three-year contract with Lyon in 2019, which he later extended in 2022 for an additional five years.
Despite his young age, Cherki is considered one of Lyon’s most important players and ranks among the top earners at the club.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology to find out exactly how much he is on!
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Rayan Cherki's wages at Lyon in numbers
Under Cherki's revised contract with the Ligue 1 team, he receives a weekly salary of £65,410 ($87,701) and an annual salary of £3.4 million ($4.5m). This makes Cherki the fourth highest-paid player at the French club.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Rayan Cherki
French
£65,410
$87,701
£3,401,340
$4,560,452
AdvertisementAFPTop earners at Lyon
Alexandre Lacazette is the highest-paid player at Olympique Lyonnais, with Corentin Tolisso in second place.
Nemanja Matic, previously with Manchester United and Chelsea, is third, followed by Rayan Cherki in fourth.
Nicolas Tagliafico, an Argentine full-back, is fifth.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Alexandre Lacazette
French
£98,116
$139,445
£5,102,009
$6,840,679
Corentin Tolisso
French
£89,122
$119,493
£4,634,325
$6,213,616
Nemanja Matic
Serbian
£78,820
$105,680
£4,098,614
$5,495,345
Rayan Cherki
French
£65,410
$87,701
£3,401,340
$4,560,452
Nicolas Taglafico
Argentine
£59,523
$79,808
£3,095,219
$4,150,012
Top earners in Ligue 1
Although Lyon players earn high wages, they are not among the top five earners in the league. PSG's financial and football dominance is clear, as their players hold the top thirteen salary positions. Adrien Rabiot, a former PSG midfielder now with Marseille, is fourteenth.
Player
Club
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Ousmane Dembele
Paris Saint-Germain
£297,548
$393,131
£15,472,512
$20,442,812
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Paris Saint-Germain
£270,438
$357,312
£14,062,794
$18,580,245
Marquinhos
Paris Saint-Germain
£222,235
$293,756
£11,561,405
$15,275,324
Lucas Hernandez
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
$288,296
£11,346,509
$14,991,396
Achraf Hakimi
Paris Saint-Germain
£218,202
$288,296
£11,346,509
$14,991,396
AFPHighest paid players in the world
PSG dominates Ligue 1, but none of their players rank among the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.
The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League. Cristiano Ronaldo leads with a high salary at Al Nassr.
Karim Benzema, his former Real Madrid teammate, is second. Riyad Mahrez, formerly of Manchester City and now with Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are in fourth and fifth places, respectively.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458
